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Lawmakers Call YouTube Kids a ‘Wasteland of Vapid’ Content

A House subcommittee says the Google-owned video service feeds children inappropriate material so it can...

YouTube to Pay $170M Fine After Violating Kids’ Privacy Law

Google's video site has been fined $170 million to settle allegations it collected children's personal...

YouTube Updates Hate Speech Guidelines to Prohibit Videos

New policy updates prohibit videos with white supremacy and neo-Nazi viewpoints.

YouTube Suspends Comments on Videos of Kids

The change was a response to reports that pedophiles were leaving inappropriate comments on innocuous...

YouTube Deletes Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate’s ‘Deportation Bus’ Ad for Violating Hate Speech Policy

In the since-restored video, GOP primary candidate Michael Williams is seen promising to "fill this...

Consumer Groups File FTC Complaint over YouTube Ads Targeting Children

Several consumer and child privacy advocacy groups asked the Federal Trade Commission to examine YouTube's...

Youtube Shooter’s Bizarre Videos Key to Suspected Motive

The videos have become central to the motive authorities have settled on for the shooting:...

YouTube Shooter Told Family Members She ‘Hated’ the Company

A woman opened fire at YouTube headquarters, wounding some people before fatally shooting herself as...

Woman Opens Fire at YouTube Headquarters, Wounds 3 Before Killing Herself

Officers discovered one victim with a gunshot wound when they arrived and then found the...

YouTube Tightens Restrictions on Firearm Videos

The ban includes showing viewers how to install the accessories or modifications. YouTube also prohibits...

Did Taylor Swift Say ‘We Should FORGIVE’ YouTube’s Logan Paul?

A Twitter account posing as the E! cable network fabricated "forgiveness" statements by both Swift...

YouTube Star Charged with Child Porn Ordered to Stay Offline

The judge also ordered 24-year-old Austin Jones to stay off the internet and to remain...